Bathing-cap.



T. W. MILLER.

BATHING CAP.

APPLICATIGN FILED 13:60.15, 1911,

Patented Julne 4, 1912.

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. -Widthofthe skirt 2,1 attach to said sheet' Tetonas W. MILLER, or Asrinann, omo, AssIeNon "ro THE Agmrmss RUBBER Gontran?, or AsHLANDzoHIQ, A CORPORATION' or omo.,

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l 73e it Avknown that l, THOMAS W. MrLLu'R, a rcitizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland, State of.. Oliid, -have invented new and useful Imt My invention relates to bathing caps iforinedgof rubber, and has for its, object to provide an improved construct-ion of the' same which Will combine efficiency, artistic' excellence and economy `in 1nanufact1ue- These objects I' accomplish in the manner and bythe means hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which: y

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`vbodying my preferred improved construction. Fig. :2 is a plan viewof ablankfrom which the body portion 'of theca p is formed, showing the puckering cord receiving strip and the'puckering cord being applied rthere- 4to. `Fig. 3 is a sectional'view n the line 3-3, F ig. 2. Fig el is aview similar to Fig. 3, illustratinga slightly modified construction.`

In the said drawing, referring'm'oreparticularly to Figs. 1 to 3, the reference nuinerall-denotes the body of the cap, which, together With the skirt 2, is formed of '-a single piece of fiat sheetvrubbelr circular 1n shape. Upon one side of said sheet, and' at a distance from the edge thereof equal to the thevrubber strip 3, which Inaybe of con trasting color, and which is attached to said sheet, preferably iWith rubber cement,'at its edges only,leav ing `a central longitudinal .channel 4- between said stripand the underlying sheet adapted tol receivev a rubber puckering cord 15'. i a

In practice the strip 3 '1s .applied 1n the manner above described, and the puckering I .cord 5 then threaded through the channel 4, the nieeting overlapping ends of-strip 3 being left uncemented for that purpose.- The ends of said cord 5 are then united in any suitable manner, and the ends of strip 3 cemented `in position covering said cord. It will be understood that the length of cord 5 is to be such that the cap Will closely fit the head of the wearer, which will ycause the body l and skirtA 2 of the cap to be puckered at the strip 3,' as sho\v11,.wl1ich puckeriug may, if desired, be varied 'in any Specification of Letters 1atnt, Applicatibn led December 1'5, .1311. a Seia1 No.'666,049.

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. suitable manner after-.thenbapfis the head. A i It has been'fo'undin practice that; completed, the article is readilyreversiblg and will present lheusame a,ppearance:frein` G0L.A either side, except that the/strip 3 Will-"arr,v

pear on one side onlyVa/nd 'if ofgoontrasting" color will add ,tothei'artistic--appearandthe article.

In Fig. 4 havejshown a slightlymodified'I E jconst-ruction, the'y skirt Q'beingfdispensed: with, -and the strip' 6, corresponding'.vcfthay strip 3, attached aroundthe edge ofthe portion 7, which is also to be formed of E disk of rubber like that shown in F ig. 2# this construction the edges only of'the'strip-- 6 are cementedto the body portion 7 to form. a channel 8 to receive the rubber puckering" cord9.'

'In both'offthese constructions the 'insertion of the puckering'cord causes the-mate# rial of the-bodyand the skirt to pucker'into graceful pla'its or folds alongthe line 'ofthe inclosing strip, and as the latter-. iszcemenfted in position,and 'not seWed, thus "forning a 'sealed Waterproof pocket, no h oles thrughgj" the rubber are made, thereby 'insuring Waterproof character of the same when l* use. By @cementingma I-Wish to be under," stood as contemplating anymanner of 11nitff` ing said strip' and body portion vWhich does not require Athat said body portion be pery forfeited, as by sewing.l

Having thus described my invention,`vvhat I claim as new and desire ters Patent is:

l. In a bathing cap, a ,body portion formed of waterproofmaterial, and an elasto secure by Let 'tie or 'resilient puckering cord 'disposed'. in a,

sealed Waterproof pocket orvchannel formed f on said body portion. Y

2.' In a' bathing cap, a body portion formed of Waterproof material and an elas tic or resilient puckeri'ngcor disposed in a 'sealed Waterproof, pocket or channel formedon said body portion, said cord beling of normal shorter length than said pocket or channel and loosely disposed therein.

In a bathing cap, a body" portion formed of Waterproof material, a waterproof strip connected at its edgesto said bodypertion and forming a sealed annularcord receiving pocket or channel bet-Ween it and4 said body portion, and an elastic or re-` 110 silient puckering` cord disposed lin said pocket or channel.

4. 'In a bathing cap, a Abody portion formed of a fiat piece of Waterproof material, awaterproo strip connected at its edges to .said body portion at a distance from the edge thereof and forming a sealed annular cord receiving pocket or channel between it and said bogly portion, and an elastic or resilient puckering cord loosely disposed in said pocket or channel.

In a bathing ca'p, a body portion formed .of a Hat iece of waterproof materialfa waterproo strip united at its edges to said body portion at a distance :from the edge thereof by Waterproof cement and 'forinimy l a sealed annular cord receiyinor C b pocket or channel between 1t and said body portion, and a resilient or elastic puckering cord of normal shorter length than said channel or pocket and loosely disposed in said channel or pocket.

6. In a bathin/g cap, a body portion 1 I formed of Waterproof materlal, a strip connected at its edges to said body portion at l a distance l forming an annulancord receiving pocketor l channel between 1t and said body portion, l and an elastic or resilient puckering cord disposed in said pocket4 or channel. 7. In a bathing cap, a body portion formed of Waterproof material, a strip ce mented at its edges to said body portion, said strip forming an annular cord receiving witnesses.

THOMAS W. MILLER. Witnesses W. H. BALCH, I. L. MILLER.

from the edge thereof, said strip,N

pocket or channel between itand said'body y 

